Hungary Court Rules 5.5 Years In Prison for Communist Era War Crimes for Biszku

By

Veronika Gulyas

May 13, 2014 4:28 pm CET

BUDAPEST-A Hungarian court on Tuesday ruled five and a half years in prison for Bela Biszku for committing war crimes in the Communist era.

The first-instance, non-binding verdict comes after the former member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party, MSZMP, was charged with war crimes last year, committed after Soviet forces put down the country’s attempted revolution in October 1956.

The court ruled that Mr. Biszku, now aged 92, instigated retribution after the revolution and participated in killing several people.